Console servers

A growing network of remote offices is helping to increase a company's sphere of influence and is evidence of its resilient growth. At the same time, the operation of remote IT infrastructures brings many additional responsibilities to network administrators, who must take care of the installation and ongoing maintenance of all distributed applications and servers, as well as many network devices. It is also the IT department's responsibility to integrate remote devices with central network management, authentication, authorization and accounting systems- only this will ensure adequate control and security. A distributed network inherently has more vulnerabilities and is more prone to outages. IT experts are on duty in large remote branches, but no longer in stores or small sales offices - and this is where the costs resulting from network failures can reach enormous sums.

Console switches

Console switches allow network administrators to securely manage devices assigned to the server room, i.e. such devices as servers, switches, routers, tape libraries, disk arrays, telephone exchanges, air conditioning units, PDUs or UPS. Server devices via console switches (servers) can be operated remotely (from anywhere in the world) via TCP/IP networks (so-called Serial over LAN).

Console servers

Console servers, which allow management of servers and other devices via a serial port, for example, make it possible, among other things, to reconfigure routers remotely, without providing network service, or to make modifications to disk array controller settings.

Using a special version of the Linux operating system, console switches provide optimal performance, security and reliability. When deployed together with management software, they offer telecom companies a complete, centralized solution for managing their network infrastructure.

Console switches easily integrate with intelligent power strips and selected third-party products(Eaton, Socomec, Vertiv). With such functionality, console switches allow direct control of power supply to remote devices.

Stovaris works with the largest server/console switch vendors.

This group of products is based on the companies' solutions:

Adder | Digi | Lantronix | Opengear | Vertiv